Ron Marchini: Renbukai Karate
Ron Marchini, an American karate instructor and Black Belt Hall of Famer, was a champion tournament fighter in the late '60s and early '70s.
Walter Todd: Shudokan Karate
His supporters saw Walter Todd as "a living testament to the power of perseverance and the vitalizing capacity of authentic budo."
Kathy Long: Beauty and Flash
Five time World Kickboxing Champion Kathy Long has not only risen to the top of her profession in the martial arts but in the...
Yoshimi Osawa: Judo
Japanese judoka Yoshimi Osawa was born March 6, 1926 in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He is one of only three living Kodokan 10th dan...
Sam Kuoha and His Kara-Ho Kempo
The worse case scenario in a fight is to be surrounded by a handful of people whose only purpose in life at that moment...
A Quick View of Ed Parker Sr.
Ed Parker was the President and founder of the International Kenpo Karate Association (I.K.K.A.). He was also the creator of the famous International Karate...
Tony Annesi
Tony Annesi has studied martial arts since 1964 and has received Black Belts in judo, aiki-ju-jutsu, and karate. As early as 1977, Tony Annesi...
Carlos Machado One of the World’s Greatest Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Fighters
Carlos Machado has emerged as one of the world’s greatest Brazilian Jiu-jitsu fighters and instructors. His victories on the mat in Brazil were legendary, like...
Howard Jackson the “California Flash”
Howard Jackson went on to become one of the nations most versatile and successful fighters in both point fighting and full contact karate.
Tino Ceberano: Goju Kai Karate
Tino Ceberano is a Gojukai Goju-ryu karate master (Japanese Yamaguchi-ha) who is a key figure in Australian martial arts history. He is a direct...
Aloha Spirit Master – A Tribute Poem to Ed Parker Senior
Michael S. Fuchs wrote a poem about Senior Grandmaster Ed Parker Sr and asked Senior Ed Parker Jr. to give him a picture to...
Freddie Blassie: Wrestler
Freddie Blassie was born Frederick Kenneth Blassie on February 8, 1918 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was nicknamed "Classy" Freddie Blassie and he was...
Kisshomaru Ueshiba: Aikido
After Morihei Ueshiba's death in 1969, his son, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, took on the mantle of Doshu or the hereditary head of the art of aikido.
One of the Greatest Don “the Dragon” Wilson
One of the greatest kickboxing champions of all time, Don “The Dragon” Wilson is the only kick-boxer to win 11 world titles in 3 weight divisions.
Phil Torres: Okinawan Shorin Ryu Kenshinkan Karate
Phil Torres rose from Private to Colonel in the U. S. Marine Corps and retired after an illustrious career lasting more than 34 years...
Kwang Sung Hwang: Taekwon-Do
Kwang Sung Hwang is one of a handful of men promoted to ninth degree by General Hong Hi Choi, not many people can claim...
